Child s carriage



(No Model.)

J. A, GRANDALL.

GHILDS GARRIAGE.

Patented Aug, 4, 1885.

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Jnirnn STATES Parana Orr-re JESSE A. ORANDALL, OF BROOKLYN, NElV YORK.

QPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,401, dated August4, 1885.

Application filed May 25. 1885. (No model) To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn A. CRANDALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Canopies forChildrens Carriages; and I do hereby declare that the followingspecification, taken in connect-ion with the drawings annexed to andforming part of the same, furnishes a full and clear descriptionthereof, sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and operate the same.

The objects of my invention are to provide childrens carriages with ashade or canopy which shall be light and simple in construction, and yetbe strong and durable; be capable of easy adjustment and removal whenoccasion requires, and which shall he not only a protection to theoccupant of the carriage from the rays of the sun, but also an effectivebarrier and shield against wind, rain, and dust. I attain these objectsby the use of the device and construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a childs carriagewith my improved canopy attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a view of thecross-bars and rods which support the canopy; and Fig. 3 is aview of oneof the cross-bars.

In the drawings, A is the body of a childs carriage, constructed of anydesired material suitable for that purpose.

B is the canopy, in the construction of which any desired and suitabletextile fabric or fabrics may be employed,and which may be extendeddownward on the sides of the carriage to any desired point to form sidecurtains.

O O are parallel metallic rods attached to the body of the carriage ator near the rear end thereof and extending upward and curving forwardparallel with each other, over the carriage-body, to form the supportfor the canopy B and its crossbars D D.

D D are adjustable crossbars, which may be constructed of wood or ofmetal, as desired, and which have apertures, a a, near theirextremities, into and through which apertures the metallic rods 0 O areinserted and pass, allowing such crossbars, when it is so desired, to bemoved freely either backward or forward over and upon said rods 0 O. Thecanopy B is attached to said cross-bars D D by tacks b b, or in anyother suitable manner.

E E and F F are thumb-screws, the office of which is to hold thecross-bars D D in place in any desired location upon the said rods 0 G.

G G are supports for the lower extremities of the rods C- O, and may befixed in any desired and suitable location upon the carriage at or nearthe rear end of the body thereof. Each of said supports G G has asocket, 0, into which the respective lower extremities of the rods 0 Oare inserted, and athumlrscrew, H, to hold said extremities of said rodsfirmly in place in said supports G G.

Similar letters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

Having thus described the several parts of my said invention, and havingattached the canopy B to the cross-bars D D, as described, and havingprovided said cross-bars D D with the thumbscrews E E and F F, I attachmy said invention and improvement to a childs carriage as follows:Isecure the supports GG, each having the socketc and thumb-screw H, tothe carriage at or near the rear end of the body thereof, and loosen thethumb-screw H. Into one of the socketsccof the supports G G, I insertthe lower extremity of one of the rods GGand then tighten thethumbscrew' H. The other rod, G, is then inserted in and secured to theother support, G, in a similar manner. The rods 0 G,when so placed andsecured, extend upward and curve forward parallel with each other overthe carriage-body. I then slip the crossbars D D, which have securedupon them the canopyB and the thumb-screws E E and F F, (saidthumb-screws being loosencd,) upon the rods 0 O by passing therespective upper extremities of said rods 0 0 through the apertures a a,near the extremities of said cross-bars D D. XVhen all of saidcross-bars have been so slipped upon said rods, I arrange the canopy Bin any desired position, and tighten the thumb-screws E E and F F; thecanopy is then held firmly in place upon the rods 0 0.

When it is desired to remove the canopy and the rods from the carriage,the thumbscrews E E and F F are loosened, the crossbars D Dare slippedforward to the outer expant of the carriage.

tremities of the rods 0 C and off from said rods. The thumb-screws H Hof the supports G-G, are looscnedfand the lower extremities of. the rods0 G are then removed from said supports. The canopy and rods may then bepacked in small compass until again needed for use.

By the use of my invention the occupant of the carriage is not onlyprotected against the rays of the sun, from whatever direction such raysmay come, but is also shielded from wind, rain, and dust, and this moreeffective] y and with greater dispatch than by any device in the natureof a canopy or shield for childrens carriages now known or used. WVhenthe rays of the sun strike vertically upon the carriage, or if rainfalls in the same direction upon the carriage and it is desired toprotect and shield the child therefrom, the thumbscrews E E at the frontof the canopy B are tightened, the thumb-screws F F at the rear of thecanopy are loosened, the canopy is drawn down to the back of the seat ofthe can riage, the cross-bars D D moving freely over the rods 0 O, andthe thumb-screws F F are tightened. The canopy is then in the positionshown in Fig. 1, and with its side curtains affords complete protectionto the occu- When the suns rays strike the carriage at the rear thereof,or when wind, rain, or dust strike the rear of the carriage and fallupon or are blown upon and against the child, the canopy is arranged inthe same position as above described, and the child is as effectuallyshielded and protected. \Vhen the rays of the sun are directed into thefront of the carriage and upon the child, or when wind, dust, or rainare blown upon or fall upon the child from the same direction, thethumb-screws E E and F F are loosened, the canopy is drawn forward overthe rods 0 C until the cross-bar which was at the rear of the carriagereaches the outer extremities of the rods 0 O; the thumb-screws F F aretightened, and the unsecured end of the canopy is then carried forwardto the dashboard or front of the carriage'body, and is attached theretoby hooks or in any other suitable manner. The canopy in this position,with its side curtains, serves as a perfect barrier to the ingress ofwind, rain, or dust, and prevents annoyance or discomfort therefrom tothe occupant of the carriage. It is obvious that the same results wouldbe obtained by having the parallel rods 0 O, which extend over thecarriagebody, branch from a single stem fastened at the back of thecarriage without departing from the valuable feature of the invention,which is the provision of the parallel rods to firmly support and allowof the adjustment of the canopy.

I am aware that a single rod has been used to extend from the rear ofthe carriage to support at a single point an ordinary parasolcanopy; andI am also aware that divers devices have been made to extend up from thesides of the carriage for the purpose of shifting the canopy like anordinary buggy-top. The former devices are only efieetive against therays of the sun. The latter devices are objectionable, as being liableto squeeze and injure the infants fingers.

My invention, as above described, secures all the advantages of bot-l1the other methods of adjusting the canopy and of firmly sup porting thecanopy in any desired position.

Having thus particularly described my said invention and improvement,its construction, advantages, mode of use, and operation, what I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Pat cut, isv 1. In combination with thebody of a childs carriage, the rods 0 0, running parallel with eachother above the body of the carriage and adapted to support andaccommodate the adjustments of the canopy, substantially as described.

2. A support for canopies of childrens carriages,consisting of the rods0 O,running parallel with each other above the carriage-body, attachedto the carriage at or near the rear of the body thereof by supports G G,having sockets c c and thumb-screws H H, the adjustable cross-bars D D,each having apertures a a near their extremities, and the thumb'screws EE and F F, substantially as described, and for the purposes shown anddescribed.

3. In combination with a childs carriage, the supports G G, parallelrods 0 O, adjustable cross-bars D D, and thumb-screws E E and F F,substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes described.

4. The thumbscrews E E and F F, adjustable cross-bars D D, and parallelrods 0 O, in combination with a childs carriage, as and for the purposesdescribed.

5. In canopies for childrens carriages, the combination, with saidcarriage, of the supports G G, having sockets c c and thumbscrews H H,the parallel rods 0 0, adjustable cross-bars D D, and thumb-screws E Eand F F, as and for the purposes shown and described.

6. The adjustable cross-bars D D, having apertures a a near theirextremities, in com bination with the thumb-screws E E- and F F,

or their equivalents, and the canopy-rods C O of a childs carriage, asand for the purpose shown and described.

JESSE A. ORANDALL. \Vitn esses:

F. W. HA'NAFORD, Isaac J AOOBSON.

